“President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed the law“ On the republican budget for 2022, ”RIA Novosti quoted the presidential press service as saying.

The document provides for a deficit of about 1.5% of GDP.

Lukashenko also signed the laws “On the budget of the state non-budgetary fund for social protection of the population of the Republic of Belarus for 2022” and “On changing laws on taxation issues”.

Earlier, Lukashenka declared 2022 in Belarus as the Year of Historical Memory.